Tap Dance Made Easy with Eli Newsom! Learn the dance that is historically so closely related to swing dance!

Tap Dance Made Easy
with Eli Newsome, 2 DVDs/1 CD

Tap Dance Made Easy, Two Volumes of Great Instructional Material for tappers!

Tap Dance Made Easy

DVDs and CD with Eli Newsom for dancers and non-dancers alike!

No experience required!! Read on for more info.

Tap Dance Made Easy Volume 1, DVD
Price: $25.95

Tap Dance Made Easy Volume 2, DVD
Price: $25.95

Save with purchase of both volumes:

Tap Dance Made Easy Volumes 1 and 2, DVDs
2 Volume DVD Set, Tap Dance Made Easy, No experience required. So much fun! Price: $46.95

Read about and buy the accompaning CD here! Buy complete package below on this page.

This instructional DVD series is your guide to tap dance taught from the ground-up, in the comfort of your own home!
Created for both non-dancers and dancers alike, Tap Dance Made Easy allows you to learn the basics of tap dance in a clearly instructed, easy-to-use video series. These videos provide you with the opportunity to learn the famous American dance tradition in a way never before seen in a dance video---feature-rich DVDs including split-screen camera angles and on-screen musical counts!

About the levels, from the instructor:
Level 1: Basic
“Created for the beginning student with little to no experience, or to someone who has had tap before and would like a supplementary video to improve their technique. Just as advanced ballet dancers still take beginning classes from time to time, I recommend this video as a great tool to clarify and solidify your technique.“
$25.95.
Region-Free DVD, NTSC format.
Run time: approx. 95 minutes.

Level 2: Intermediate
"Less focus on technique, and more just 'doing steps' and groupings of steps. Tempos are faster in this video. Also included in the video are a couple of speed steps, a short soft shoe combination, and a bonus clip of a Single Time Step." DVD feature: 'music only' track---dance along to each song without background taps or comments!
$25.95.
Region-Free DVD, NTSC format.
Run time: approx. 85 minutes.

Level 3: Time Step Boot Camp
"I created this DVD to feature one of the most famous and most requested types of tap steps, the Time Step. I have learned a bunch of Time Steps over the years, and this video will teach several of my favorite ones. Each style of Time Step will be taught in 3 versions, a Single, Double, and Triple (and in some cases, a Double Triple). All counts are clearly explained, as are simple rules that you can apply to make remembering them easier. Intermediate level."
Available Summer 2008.

If your goal is to gain a solid understanding of the basics of tap---whether you are a dancer, non-dancer, adult, kid, in-shape, out-of-shape, or somewhere in between---this is the DVD series that will help you reach that goal!

EACH STEP IN THE DVD SERIES:
-is clearly and slowly broken down and explained, with emphasis on correct
-is explained in accurate musical counts (including subdivision of the beats)
-can be viewed from 2 angles at the same time---
from the back (as if in a class)
from the side (close up of instructor’s tap shoes)
Use both angles to help you improve your technique!
is repeated several times, with equal attention given to both
contains a visual display of the musical counts by using the 'subtitle' feature on your DVD player (Level 1 DVD only).
special feature---"music-only" track---dance to your own soundtrack without background sounds or talking (Level 2 DVD only).

VIDEOS:
Vol 1: Basic -- $25.95
Basics (learning the tap ‘alphabet’)
Exercises / Groupings (learning ‘words and sentences’)
Short Combination (learning ‘paragraphs’)
Length: approx. 95 minutes. Complete list of moves here.

Vol 2: Intermediate -- $25.95
More advanced exercises and groupings
Speed-steps
Special Bonus: ‘Single Time-Step’
Short Combination. Complete list of moves here.

Vol 3: Time Step Boot Camp (Intermediate level, available Summer ’08) -- $19.95
Learn 20 Time Steps in one video, including all the rules, counts, tips and techniques to make your Time Steps sound crisp and look sharp!
Styles included in video: shuffle, stomp, traveling, cramp roll, toe-tap Time Steps.’

Special DVD features:
Two camera angles: from the back, as if in a class, and from the side, showing a close-up of the instructor's feet.

Subtitle Feature: On-screen display of the musical counts.

Three Sections:

Learn the (1) Basics,
implement them into (2) Exercises,
and learn a (3) Combination, incorporating everything taught in the video!

Level 1 - Basic includes:

Step
Touch
Step Heel
Ball Change
Hop / Leap
Hop Step
Shuffle
Shuffle Ball Change
Flap
Flap Ball Change
Stamp / Stomp
Paddles
Waltz Clog
Flap Shuffle Hop
Buffalo
and more!

Tap Dance Made Easy Volume 1, DVD
Price: $25.95

Tap Dance Made Easy Volume 2, DVD
Price: $25.95

Save with purchase of both DVDs:

Tap Dance Made Easy Volumes 1 and 2, DVDs
2 Volume DVD Set, Tap Dance Made Easy, No experience required. So much fun! Price: $46.95

Save with purchase of both DVDs and CD:

Tap Dance Made Easy 2 DVD and 1 CD Set
2 Volume DVD Set, Tap Dance Made Easy, No experience required. So much fun! Price: $65.95

Eli's Bio Here.

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